Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

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PSY 4243 Journalism and Trauma


(3 hours)
Explores how news about trauma is gathered and transmitted in the service of helping citizens be knowledgeable critical consumers of news. Topics include information about traumatic events, accurate reporting of such topics, ethical treatment of sources and subjects of the news (e.g., victims and families), the impact of trauma coverage on news consumers, and the psychological effects of covering traumatic events upon news professionals.



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